archivos de los protestos globales
archives of global protests

A los hermanos y hermanas
A la Prensa Nacional e Internacional
A tod@s los que luchan por otro mundo posible.

To our brothers and sisters
To the National and International Press
To all those who are fighting for another possible world.

For over a year, we have been working hard to make a reality the caravans for diversity and resistence against the FTAA. In this way various workshops, forums, meetings, and assemblies in all of the national territory have been realized, allowing us to diffuse and amplify the discussion of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and to strengthen the mobilization for the 31st of October and the 1st of November of 2002.

At this time we are absorbed in the moment of the elctions, and as a campesino organization we have good possibilities of attaining a significant presence in the parliament and in local governments. But the struggle is permanent, and is being fought in diverse scenarios. Because of this we have joined together with the CONAIE, and other social organizations of the country and have succeeded in agreeing to a space of unity. We have advanced in the convocation of the day of Continental mobilization.

Compañer@s, the caravans will be converted beginning with the 23rd of October into walking caravans, and will go strengthened by the massive presence of the men and women of the country. With this project we hope to shar with you our trip. Certainly the majority of the names of the towns and communities are going to seem strange or different but that how we are, and we invite them to share our forms of resistence, solidarity and struggle.

3.- TIMETABLE FOR THE MARCH

WALK TO THE SOUTH SIERRA

Activity Date Place Hour Run
Departure Destination
Initial walk of South Sierra
23 Oct.
Parque central de Zamora
10:00 AM
Zamora
Loja
Lunch and Rest   Via a Loja
14 horas
Via a Loja
Loja
Continuation of the Walk   Via a Loja
15 horas
Via a Loja
Loja
Refreshments and Rest   Joja
18 Horas
Joja
Joja
Second day of the walk
24 Oct.
Parque central de Loja
9 horas
Loja
San Lucas
Lunch   San Lucas
13 horas
San Lucas
San Lucas
Rest   San Lucas
13 horas
San Lucas
San Lucas
Continuation of the Walk   San Lucas
15 horas
San Lucas
Saraguro
Refreshments and Rest   Saraguro
18 horas
Saraguro
Saraguro
City Forum   Saraguro
19 horas
Saraguro
Saraguro
Rest and Refreshments   Saraguro
21 horas
Saraguro
Saraguro
Start of the March
25 Oct.
Saraguro
06 horas
Saraguro
Cuenca
Concentration of the Delegations   Plaza de san Roque
09 horas
Cuenca
Cuenca
Women's Continental Welcome Meeting   I. Municipio de Cuenca
10 horas
Cuenca
Cuenca
Press circle   Salón de la ciudad
10 horas
Cuenca
Cuenca
Participation in the continental meeting   Universidad Estatal
11 horas
Cuenca
Cuenca
Lunch   Cuenca
14 horas
Cuenca
Cuenca
Participation in the continental meeting   Universidad Estatal
15 horas
Cuenca
Cuenca
Refreshments and Rest   Albergue Municipal, Salecianas
21 horas
Cuenca
 
Fourth day of Walking
26 Oct.
Parque Calderon
9 horas
Cuenca
Azogues
Lunch   Azogues
13 horas
Azogues
Cañar
Continuation of the Walk   Azogues
15 horas
Azogues
Cañar
Lunch and Rest   Cañar
18 horas
Cañar
Cañar
Reception of the foreign delegations
27 Oct.
Cañar  
Cañar
Cañar
Special programm   Cañar
10 horas
Cañar
Cañar
Sixth Day of the Walk
28 Oct.
Parque central
6 horas
Cañar
Chunchi
Continuation of the Walk   parque Central Chunchi
8 horas
Chunchi
Alausí
Rest   Parque de Alausí
10 horas
Alausí
Guamote
Continuation of the Walk   Municipio de Guamote
12 horas
Guamote
Cajabamba
Lunch   Colta
13 horas
Cajabamba
Riobamba
Rest   Riobamba
15 horas
Riobamba
Ambato
Concentration of the Delegations from the Amazon and the Sierra Entrada sur de Ambato
17 horas
Ambato
 
Refreshments and Rest   Ambato
20 horas
 
Ambato
Seventh day of the Walk
29 Oct.
Parque central de ambato
7 horas
Ambato
Latacunga
Concentration of the delegations of Cotopaxi   Latacunga parque central
11 horas
Latacunga
Latacunga
Shaman Ceremony   Latacunga parque central
12 horas
Latacunga
Latacunga
Lunch   Latacunga parque central
12 horas
Latacunga
Machachi
Continuation of the Walk   Parque central
15 horas
Latacunga
Machachi
Refreshments and Rest   Guamani
18 horas
Guamani
 
Departute to Quito
30 Oct.
Guamani
6 horas
Guamani
Arbolito
Participation in the continental meeting   Quito      
Massive Mobilization of the Delegations
31 Oct.
Parque del Arbolito PICTURES

WALK IN THE NORTH SIERRA

Concentration Point of Rumichaca
28 Oct.
Puente de Rumichaca
10 horas
Rumichaca
Tulcán
Lunch and Rest   San Gabriel
13 horas
Tulcán
San Gabriel
Continuation of the Walk   San Gabriel
16 horas
San Gabriel
Ibarra
Meeting   Parque Central
17 horas
Ibarra
Ibarra
Rest   Otavalo
21 horas
I. Municipio
 
Second Day of the Walk
29 Oct.
Parque central
7 horas
Otava
Cayambe
Meeting of the Organizations   Parque Central
10 horas
Cayambe
Cayambe
Lunch   Parque Central
10 horas
Cayambe
Cayambe
Departure of the Delegation   Parque central
15 horas
Cayambe
Calderon
Refreshments and Rest   Calderon
19 horas
Calderon
 
Third Day of the Walk
30 Oct.
Calderon
7 horas
Calderon
Arbolito
Departure to Quito   Calderon
10 horas
Parque del Arbolito
Quito
Participation in the continental meeting   Quito      
Mobilization Quito
31 Oct.
Parque del Arbolito PICTURES

WALK IN THE AMAZON

Concentration in Tena
27 Oct.
Parque de Archidona
9 horas
Archidona
Tena
Lunch   I . Municipio de Tena
13 horas
Tena
 
City Forum   Municipio
15 horas
Tena
 
Continuation of the Walk   Parque central de Tena
17 horas
Tena
Quito
Participation in the continental meeting
28 Oct.
Quito
9 horas
Quito
 

CAMINATA DE LA COSTA

Concentration in Portoviejo
29 Oct.
Parque Eloy Alfaro
10 horas
   
March in the streets of Portoviejo   Gobernación      
Start of the March    
12 horas
Portoviejo
Quito
Concentration in Guamani  
Guamani
21 horas
Quito
 
Departute to Quito
30 Oct.
Guamani
6 horas
Guamani
Quito
    Parque del Arbolito
10 horas
Quito
 

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